Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.593 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Namibia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Namibia is 0.593 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.593 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.264 units per person, in 1992.
Namibia ranks 187th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.264 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.27 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2893 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2995 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3097 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3198 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3299 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.34 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.365 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.36 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.369 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.378 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.387 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.396 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.405 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.437 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.424 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.441 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.444 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.423 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.464 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.474 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.484 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.516 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.497 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.525 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.523 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.533 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.523 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.552 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.562 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.567 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.593 units per person | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3028 units per person | 0.264 units per person | 0.34 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3962 units per person | 0.36 units per person | 0.441 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4883 units per person | 0.423 units per person | 0.533 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5594 units per person | 0.523 units per person | 0.593 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More energy & mining data for Namibia
- Fuel imports 15.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 32.3% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Namibia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Namibia was 0.593 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.593 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.264 units per person in 1992.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 187th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.